The charts below show the proportions of British students at one university in England who were able to speak other languages in addition to English, in 2000 and 2010.
The given pie charts display the percentage of British
students
who were capable of speaking languages other than English, in separate years, 2000 and 2010. Use synonyms
Overall
, the number of Linking Words
students
who were able to speak additional languages went up in 2010, with Spanish being the most spoken one in both years.
In 2000, nearly one-third of pupils spoke Spanish, and Use synonyms
this
amount went up to 35 per cent in the end. Linking Words
Additionally
, in 2010, the proportion of Linking Words
students
speaking two other languages and another language followed an upward pattern, each increasing by 5%, reaching 15% and 20%, respectively.
In both years, the number of Use synonyms
students
who were able to speak German remained unchanged, which was at 10%, Use synonyms
while
, in 2010, those speaking no other language and French declined, the former halved from its initial value, reaching a minority, and the latter dropped from 15% to 10% by the end of the period.Linking Words
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